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Recycling centers can handle many types of plastic and glass but they can’t recycle all the odds and ends.
‘This is an excellent move for the environment because we know that plastic persists in the environment for decades and decades and decades.’
‘The more you recycle, the more you’ll have to pay the government.’
A backer of the new measure said the 2014 ban on thinner bags did not reduce plastic consumption as expected.
